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"You may redeem miles for travel in United Global FirstSM, United First®, United Business® or United BusinessFirst® , even if the space is not available. In these cases, United Economy in the same award type must be confirmed, and the front cabin will be waitlisted. For example, a Saver United First award must be confirmed in Saver United Economy to be eligible for waitlisting. If the courtesy waitlist does not clear, it will expire 24 hours before itinerary departure, and you will automatically be added to the airport upgrade standby list upon check-in. In these cases, you will be confirmed on a space-available basis by a United airport representative at the gate once the flight has closed for check-in. For United BusinessFirst and United Business travel awards, the difference in miles will be refunded when the United BusinessFirst or United Business class segment of the trip could not be confirmed. Waitlist requests may only be made over the phone with your local United Reservations office"


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Author Topic: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability  (Read 507539 times)

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #980 on: December 29, 2014, 08:47:15 PM »
Should be an easy plan B route.
I would add to take a look at the current inventory if flexible with dates. Try looking for flights with P9 etc..
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #981 on: December 29, 2014, 08:49:53 PM »
I would add to take a look at the current inventory if flexible with dates. Try looking for flights with P9 etc..
I'm sure AJK will figure that out.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #982 on: December 29, 2014, 08:50:11 PM »
New - much easier way to set up plan B. Just book a flight say EWR-HNL for any date that has availability in J then call in UA to change to your desire date, when the rep will tell you "hey there is no availability on your date" just tell the rep that its fine, just leave the miles I paid and request I class. Its probably YMMV but by me it always worked great.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #983 on: December 29, 2014, 08:50:48 PM »
I'm sure AJK will figure that out.
AJK is very into miles, Im not sure he knows what P class means  ;)
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #984 on: December 29, 2014, 08:51:00 PM »
New - much easier way to set up plan B. Just book a flight say EWR-HNL for any date that has availability in J then call in UA to change to your desire date, when the rep will tell you "hey there is no availability on your date" just tell the rep that its fine just leave the miles I paid and request I class. Its probably YMMV but by me it always worked great.
What happens if you don't clear and there's no X?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #985 on: December 29, 2014, 08:52:23 PM »
What happens if you don't clear and there's no X?
Same as Plan B, that's just another way of phrasing it.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #986 on: December 29, 2014, 08:53:03 PM »
What happens if you don't clear and there's no X?
I'm talking about changing to a date which has X class available but no I class.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #987 on: December 29, 2014, 08:55:45 PM »
I think the reason why this way is easier is because it requires some complicated clicks to pull miles for I without actually selling an I class. But in this case the miles are already pulled. Whatever it is, the phone call takes just about 7 minutes.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #988 on: December 29, 2014, 08:56:43 PM »
I think the reason why this way is easier is because it requires some complicated clicks to pull miles for I without actually selling an I class. But in this case the miles are already pulled. Whatever it is, the phone call takes just about 7 minutes.
Got it, thanks for explaining.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #989 on: January 04, 2015, 03:20:06 AM »
Anyone ever had Plan B work on the new LAX-MEL route on the Dreamliner?  They haven't opened up one BF seat as far as I can check.

Also, if I don't clear on the return, can I continue in first on the LAX-... flight and still receive a refund by calling UA afterwards?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #990 on: January 04, 2015, 03:23:50 AM »

Anyone ever had Plan B work on the new LAX-MEL route on the Dreamliner?  They haven't opened up one BF seat as far as I can check.

Also, if I don't clear on the return, can I continue in first on the LAX-... flight and still receive a refund by calling UA afterwards?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #991 on: January 04, 2015, 03:26:45 AM »
??? March 16 has IN9
Not showing when I search online.  The entire calendar is yellow...

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #992 on: January 04, 2015, 03:29:02 AM »

Not showing when I search online.  The entire calendar is yellow...

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #993 on: January 04, 2015, 03:29:21 AM »
You have a United CC? IN is for card holders or status.
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #995 on: January 04, 2015, 03:36:39 AM »
See pic

that is totally weird.  i've got both the explorer and club cards and showing nada.  ur correct - when i check expert mode, it shows IN9. 
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #996 on: January 04, 2015, 03:37:57 AM »

that is totally weird.  i've got both the explorer and club cards and showing nada.  ur correct - when i check expert mode, it shows I9.

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #997 on: January 04, 2015, 03:40:10 AM »
And with that I Shall say good night
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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #998 on: January 04, 2015, 03:45:17 AM »
Are you elite by any chance?

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Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability
« Reply #999 on: January 04, 2015, 03:49:06 AM »
Are you elite by any chance?

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